Triple

T7799405
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alan Musgrave E180389 entity
Predicate movement P81 FINISHED
Object scientific realism
Scientific realism is a philosophical position holding that well-confirmed scientific theories genuinely describe both observable and unobservable aspects of a mind-independent reality.
 E695517 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: scientific realism | Statement: [Alan Musgrave, movement, scientific realism]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: scientific realism
Context triple: [Alan Musgrave, movement, scientific realism]
  • A. Philosophy of Natural Science
    Philosophy of Natural Science is a foundational work in the philosophy of science that systematically examines the logic, methods, and explanatory aims of empirical scientific inquiry.
  • B. unity of science
    Unity of science is a philosophical doctrine holding that all scientific disciplines are fundamentally interconnected and can, in principle, be integrated into a single coherent framework.
  • C. logical positivism
    Logical positivism is a 20th-century philosophical movement that emphasizes the verification of statements through empirical observation and logical analysis, rejecting metaphysics as cognitively meaningless.
  • D. Philosophy of Science: A Systematic Account
    "Philosophy of Science: A Systematic Account" is a foundational work in analytic philosophy that systematically examines the logical structure, methods, and conceptual foundations of the natural sciences.
  • E. falsificationism
    Falsificationism is a philosophy of science, chiefly associated with Karl Popper, which holds that scientific theories can never be conclusively verified but can and should be rigorously tested and potentially refuted by empirical evidence.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: scientific realism
Triple: [Alan Musgrave, movement, scientific realism]
Generated description
Scientific realism is a philosophical position holding that well-confirmed scientific theories genuinely describe both observable and unobservable aspects of a mind-independent reality.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: scientific realism
Target entity description: Scientific realism is a philosophical position holding that well-confirmed scientific theories genuinely describe both observable and unobservable aspects of a mind-independent reality.
  • A. Philosophy of Natural Science
    Philosophy of Natural Science is a foundational work in the philosophy of science that systematically examines the logic, methods, and explanatory aims of empirical scientific inquiry.
  • B. unity of science
    Unity of science is a philosophical doctrine holding that all scientific disciplines are fundamentally interconnected and can, in principle, be integrated into a single coherent framework.
  • C. logical positivism
    Logical positivism is a 20th-century philosophical movement that emphasizes the verification of statements through empirical observation and logical analysis, rejecting metaphysics as cognitively meaningless.
  • D. Philosophy of Science: A Systematic Account
    "Philosophy of Science: A Systematic Account" is a foundational work in analytic philosophy that systematically examines the logical structure, methods, and conceptual foundations of the natural sciences.
  • E. falsificationism
    Falsificationism is a philosophy of science, chiefly associated with Karl Popper, which holds that scientific theories can never be conclusively verified but can and should be rigorously tested and potentially refuted by empirical evidence.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ca827e50cc8190a92a733577184938 completed March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cae985d8f08190b38d9d6848a7dc83 completed March 30, 2026, 9:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cb142117b48190bdc17677592bfa8f completed March 31, 2026, 12:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cb1a1414a08190912945cee30e6bc2 completed March 31, 2026, 12:49 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cb3843368881908d7c4d5a81c53a23 completed March 31, 2026, 2:58 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:32 p.m.